Overview
- Walker’s four-year rookie deal expires after Super Bowl LX, placing him in the 2026 free-agent class once the Seahawks’ exclusive window ends in mid-March.
- Head coach Mike Macdonald said the team wants him back, and Walker told NFL.com that if it were his choice he would “definitely stay.”
- Seattle is projected to have more than $70 million in cap space and could use a franchise tag estimated around $14.5 million or a lower-cost transition tag.
- The 25-year-old ran for 1,027 yards in 2025 and has 178 rushing yards with four touchdowns in two playoff games since Zach Charbonnet’s ACL tear increased his role.
- Walker enters a crowded running back market that includes names like Breece Hall and Travis Etienne, even as he drew relatively little media attention during Super Bowl week.